Currently, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences at Southern Methodist University is accepting applications for these Tenure Track positions in the following disciplines:
Earth Sciences
Position No.00050087. Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Structure/Tectonics or Resource Geology: The Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences at SMU invites applicants to fill a position in one of two areas: structural geology/tectonics or resource geology. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a research program that competes for external research funding and that complements and extends programs of the department. Teaching responsibilities include courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. For structural geology/tectonics, candidates should have expertise and a successful record of research in areas which may include the application of continuum mechanics processes applied to lithospheric and asthenospheric processes, kinematics of deformation, temporal and spatial aspects of orogenesis and lithospheric evolution of planetary bodies. For resource geology, candidates should have expertise and successful research records in the quantitative and field-based studies of renewable and/or non-renewable resources, including their genesis, discovery, characterization, or development of natural resources. To insure full consideration applications must be received by October 1, 2011, but will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Applications can be submitted electronically or in writing to Professor John Walther, Search Committee Chair, Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, PO Box 0395, Dallas TX 75275 or to sschwob@smul.edu. They should include curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests and contact information for three referees. A PhD is required at the time of appointment. The start date is August 1, 2012.
English
Position No. 00006269. We invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of creative writing with a specialization in poetry. Applicants must have one of the following degrees in creative writing, M.F.A., M.A. or Ph.D. in hand by August 2012, although terminal degree is preferred; undergraduate creative writing teaching experience; and a promising publication record that includes top-tier journals and at least one book from a nationally-recognized press. Applicants with experience publishing and teaching in more than one genre, and an interest in new media and/or publishing and editing, are especially encouraged to apply. The position begins in the fall of 2012. The individual hired will teach the equivalent of two courses each semester, serve as academic advisor to creative writing students, and work with the director of creative writing to support the goals of the program. This writer will also join the department in implementing an innovative revision to its undergraduate creative writing curriculum. Adding to our long-established and successful craft-based fiction and poetry workshops, which have over the years trained nationally recognized writers, the revised curriculum will include coursework in new media, publishing and editing, and community engagement. In their applications, candidates are encouraged to highlight their interest in and demonstrated ability to support the new curriculum. SMU does not offer any creative writing coursework at the graduate level. Submit a letter of application and curriculum vita, plus contact information for three letters of recommendation, postmarked no later than October 15, 2011 to: Search Committee, Department of English, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750435, Dallas, Texas 75274-0435. The search committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Send no writing sample at this time. SMU is a private nonsectarian university of 11,000 students near the center of Dallas, a city with a vibrant arts scene.
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SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status. We particularly welcome applications from minority and women scholars. SMU’s commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.